You got me on that one Spaw, I made a leap from one context to another without bringing anyone along. Sorry about that. I also realize, after having just reread all my posts here, that I said my brother was disabled in Vietnam. It was my brother in law. I have no brothers.

Also, I've made another mistake by using the word "conscription" when I should have said "conscription and forced recruitment.

Those who are often forcibly recruited and/or conscripted are child soldiers. This page at the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers gives an overview of what I was referring to without actually referring to it! Again, I apologize for confusing matters.

http://www.child-soldiers.org